BROOKS BROTHERS OF SELF-STORAGE? By Frank Rolfe

Article

May 3, 2023
The CEO of Brooks Brothers – the renowned American clothier that has been a mainstay of men’s fashion for over a century – once said “we’re not good because we’re old, we’re old because we’re good”. That’s an interesting take on the relation between age and success. What’s the meaning of this quote and how does it relate to self-storage investing?
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HOW TO BENEFIT FROM THE STORAGE INDUSTRY BEING TURNED UPSIDE DOWN By Frank Rolfe

Article

Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. self-storage industry has been around for half a century, but it has probably not seen as much structural change in all those decades as it has since 2020.
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ANYONE WHO BOUGHT A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY AT A LOW CAP RATE IS IN BIG TROUBLE By Frank Rolfe

Article

Apr 12, 2023
We all heard about self-storage buyers who would buy properties in major markets at low cap rates in recent years – often at cap rates just slightly above interest rates.
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MASTERING THE ART OF SELF-STORAGE CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION By Frank Rolfe

Press Release Article

Apr 11, 2023
Entering into a self-storage contract typically relies on information provided by the seller. However, discovering undisclosed problems during due diligence can necessitate contract renegotiation.
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HOW EVEN A SMALL SELF-STORAGE FACILITY – PROPERLY PURCHASED – CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE By Frank Rolfe

Article

Nov 15, 2022
Many buyers think of a self-storage facility investment as being something in the millions of dollars. In the heart of the city that’s typically true. But if you look a
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STORE YOUR WEALTH IN A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY By Frank Rolfe

Article

Oct 21, 2021
People keep money in gold, silver, stocks, bonds, CDs and many other alternatives. But one that many people do not think about are self-storage facilities – and yet these may be an excellent way to store your wealth in an unstable America.
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HERE’S AN AFFIRMATION OF OUR ABILITY TO ACCURATELY PREDICT THE FUTURE By Frank Rolfe

Article

Sep 23, 2021
The self-storage industry is going through some seismic shifts due to the new America, and one of these is described in this recent article about Global Self-Storage (GSS) and interview with their ......
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THIS IS THE TIME FOR SELF-RELIANCE AND A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN By Frank Rolfe

Article

Sep 23, 2021
This is no time to deal with financial insecurity. It’s hard to be happy when you’re life is filled with stress. Even if you have a successful career and money in the bank, all Americans are within financial harm’s wa
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YOU NEED TO GET A DATE STAMP ON SELF-STORAGE SUCCESS STORIES By Frank Rolfe

Article

Sep 23, 2021
Have you ever talked to someone who is bragging about all the money they’ve made in self-storage investing, and then you come to find out that the story is from the 1980s? Indeed, it would seem that most of the self-storage success......
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THE BEAUTY OF SCALE WITH SELF-STORAGE CUSTOMERS By Frank Rolfe

Article

Jul 15, 2021
One aspect of self-storage facilities that gets little attention is the fact that it’s made up of tens or hundreds of little customers. This is not a source of frustration but actually an asset for those who own them
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